On this episode, Yvette brings back friend of the podcast Eloísa Lopez, the executive director of Pro-Choice Arizona to discuss Mississippi's approach to oral arguments in Dobbs and what it signals about the future of abortion rights, the extremity of Amy Coney Barrett's views on abortion care, and the physical and mental trauma of pregnancy and childbirth, particularly in places like Mississippi that has the country's highest maternal mortality rate. 

On this episode, Yvette interviews Bianca Tylek, the founder and executive director of Worth Rises, a nonprofit aimed at dismantling the prison industry by exposing who grossly profits from incarceration. They discussed how people power will always be the engine of abolition, the relationship between an access to phones campaign and the larger goal of abolition, and encourage people to check out the Worth Rises 101 curriculum on the prison industry and profits. 

https://worthrises.org/thecurriculum 

On this episode, Yvette interviews Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez about her book "For Brown Girls With Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts". They discuss why respectability politics don't serve people of color, Prisca's journey through imposter syndrome to landing a major book deal, and why brown girls need each other. 

On this episode, Yvette interviews Pedro Velasco the Director of Education and Advocacy at the Kino Border Initiative about the state of the border under the ongoing horrific deployment of Title 42. They discuss the uncertainties that asylum seekers face under the Title 42 policy, call out the differential treatment given to US citizens allowed to freely travel, and break down how Title 42 violates international and US asylum law.

On this episode, Yvette and friend of the podcast Jehan Laner Romero discuss their reactions to the viral Law Twitter tweet advising students to "work every waking moment possible" to succeed in the profession. They shared how they avoided the toxic aspects of legal culture, how they became aware of the tricks students use to perform in class, and demystify law school pedagogy. 

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On this episode, Yvette interviews Stephanie Brewer, Executive Director of the Newtown Development Corporation/ Community Land Trust. Stephanie explains the benefits of home ownership, breaks down how community land trusts can help marginalized people build equity, and laments the difficulties of obtaining community land trust properties in competition with large investment firms. 

Happy Black history month! On this episode, Yvette interviews Danielle Parada about Prudencia Ayala--an Afro-Salvadoran woman, and her historic Presidential run that she mounted before women were legally allowed to vote in El Salvador. They tie Ayala's actions to larger Black feminist movements, breakdown the direct outcome of Ayala's bid to to the Supreme Court and her larger impact on El Salvador, and Parada shares how folks can support her cantón: https://www.patreon.com/danielleparadaphd 

On this episode, Yvette interviews Ana Castillo about her new book of poems "Book of the Dead." They discuss Castillo's process in selecting the poems for this anthology, discuss the term 'Xicanisma' and its context, and address the controversy around Hache Carrillo's Cuban ancestry. 

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*PREVIEW OF PATREON BONUS EPISODE* On this episode, Yvette and friend of the podcast Jehan Laner Romero discuss their reactions to the viral Law Twitter tweet advising students to "work every waking moment possible" to succeed in the profession. They shared how they avoided the toxic aspects of legal culture, how they became aware of the tricks students use to perform in class, and demystify the law school pedagogy.

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On this episode, Yvette interviews Ronnie Wollenzier, founder of the Housing Initiative Project of Arizona, about the housing crisis in Arizona and how the eviction moratorium plays out on the ground. Ronnie shares her eviction story, breaks down what a tenant union and rent strikes are, and criticizes the complete lack of due process for Arizonans facing eviction.